Office Technology Certificate

The certificate program in Office Technology prepares students for employment after one year of training. Students who complete this program may transfer directly into the two-year program at Finger Lakes Communtiy College to earn an Associate in Applied Science Degree.

CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS

First Semester (15 Credit Hours)

• OFT 140 College Keyboarding I or OFT 141 College Keyboarding II (3)
• OFT 156 Office Communications (3)
• OFT 247 Office Procedures I (3)
• BUS 120 Business Organization (3)
• OFT 150 Basic Accounting or OFT 210 Word Processing I** (3)

Second Semester (15 Credit Hours)

• OFT 141 College Keyboarding II or OFT 213 Office Automation (3)
• OFT 200 Office Management (3)
• OFT 248 Office Procedures II (3)
• OFT 210 Word Processing I or OFT 150 Basic Accounting (3)
• Business Elective (3)

*Placement will be based on student's skills. The student is required to take College Keyboarding II in order to receive the certificate.

** At least College Keyboarding I or permission of instructor is a prerequisite for this course. Also, the student must take Word Processing I if enrolling in College Keyboarding II during the first semester.

*** The student must take Basic Accounting if College Keyboarding II has been taken in the first semester.

The Faculty

The Administrative Assistant/Office Technologies professors are dedicated to FLCC’s mission of teaching. The professors hold master’s degrees from Nazareth College and bring years of practical office experience into the classroom. They are committed to providing students the most current technology utilized in today’s office environment. Each member of the faculty strives to keep up-to-date with the technology; by doing so, they prepare students for the world of work.